It’s all about love
(On Location: Myrtle Beach, SC)
Speaking the truth in love…what a hard concept!
Yesterday, as we were discussing communication, boundaries, and etc. in dating, we got into a discussion about accountability and confrontations. I like to refer to confrontations as encouragements because we can easily get bogged down by the “intensity” of a confrontation. I like the verse that Jeff mentioned:
Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
–Proverbs 27:6 (NASB)
I began to think about this because the discussion started to change to trust. Dawn gave an example of how if someone that barely knew her came to talk to her about how she deals with her kids, that she could get offended, but hopes that she would have the humbleness to respond in peace and to even pray about it. I can even recall two days ago when one of the guys here confronted me about the gun safety video that has the guy shooting himself in the leg. I really had to think about that. But in the end, I was really glad he said something.
I hope that I always have this perspective. That I could be humble enough to accept challenges from others and never be too proud to accept my way is right..
In other news, I’ve been taking a few pictures. We’re actually going to have THREE baptisms today. In the fricken’ cold ocean! I’ll be posting pictures here as soon as I get back to MD.
Pray for good weather. It’s suppose to storm.